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I Absolutely Love This Rare film. It is very educational. It shows the origin of foster care in Western countries.
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Orphan Train
“An uplifting adventure for the whole family”
59%
Movie
2h 23m
AI Analysis
Orphan Train (1979) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Orphan Train (1979) — a movie tagged as Adventure, Drama, and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A dedicated social worker organizes a train trip for a group of slum orphans in 1894, taking them from New York City to the Midwest in search of new families and new lives. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~143 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Orphan Train 59% (7 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A dedicated social worker organizes a train trip for a group of slum orphans in 1894, taking them from New York City to the Midwest in search of new families and new lives.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1979-12-22
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 143686
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Where can I watch Orphan Train (1979)?
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Is there an official trailer for Orphan Train?
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What is Orphan Train about?
A dedicated social worker organizes a train trip for a group of slum orphans in 1894, taking them from New York City to the Midwest in search of new families and new lives.
Is there an AI analysis for Orphan Train?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Orphan Train?
The official runtime for Orphan Train is approximately 143 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jill Eikenberry
Emma Symms
- K
Kevin Dobson
Frank Carlin
Linda Manz
Sarah
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Liverpool
- M
Melissa Michaelsen
J.P.
Glenn Close
Jessica
Morgan Farley
Mr. McGarrity
Severn Darden
Mr. Barrington
- C
Charles Fields
Mouse
- P
Peter Neuman
Ben
- J
John Femia
Tony
- S
Sara Inglis
Annie
- A
Andreas Manske
Dutch
- S
Scott Rogers
Bruce
Justine Johnston
Mrs. Comstock
- S
Sue Ann Gilfillan
Mrs. Gardner
Hallie Foote
Nellie
- M
Mike Hammett
Danny
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Community reviews
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I Absolutely Love This Rare film. It is very educational. It shows the origin of foster care in Western countries.
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